Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Transport in Italy
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
===Metro=== [[File:Inaugurazione metro B1.jpg|thumb|right|[[Rome Metro]]]] [[File:M4 San Babila appena inaugurata.jpg|thumb|right|[[Milan Metro]]]] [[File:Toledo (Metropolitana di Napoli L1).jpg|thumb|[[Toledo (Naples Metro)|Toledo station]] on [[Line 1 (Naples Metro)|Line 1]] of the [[Naples Metro]]]] The [[Rome Metro]] is a [[rapid transit]] system that operates in [[Rome]], [[Italy]]. It started operation in 1955, making it the oldest in the country. The Metro comprises three lines – [[Line A (Rome Metro)|A]] (orange), [[Line B (Rome Metro)|B]] (blue) and [[Line C (Rome Metro)|C]] (green) – which operate on {{convert|60|km|mi|abbr=on}} of route, serving 73 stations.<ref name="ATAP-trasporto">{{cite web |url=http://www.atac.roma.it/page.asp?p=52 |title=Home > Azienda – I numeri di atac – Trasporto pubblico |publisher=[[ATAC (Rome)|ATAC]] |language=it |trans-title=Home > Company – The numbers of ATAC – Public transportation |date=8 November 2014 |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-date=23 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723131419/http://www.atac.roma.it/page.asp?p=52 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="LineC-Jun2015">{{cite journal |author=Marco Chiandoni |url=http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/metros/rome-metro-line-c-reaches-lodi.html |title=Rome metro Line C reaches Lodi |journal=[[International Railway Journal]] |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=30 June 2015}}</ref> It has a daily ridership of approximately 820,000 passengers, and an annual traffic of approximately 320 million passengers.<ref name="Pendolaria 2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.legambiente.it/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rapporto-Pendolaria-2019.pdf|title=Pendolaria 2019: i dati su tram e metro a Roma di Legambiente|website=legambiente.it|access-date=11 February 2020|language=it}}</ref> [[Milan Metro]] is the largest rapid transit system in Italy in terms of length, number of stations and ridership; and the fifth longest in the [[European Union]] and the eighth in the [[Europe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.milanocittastato.it/trasporti/effetto-m4-la-metro-di-milano-entra-nella-top-europea/?fbclid=IwY2xjawF3U1dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXSpIbaPnyiu6v7H7zI_mDyWgUrPadrCjN6GDzfUhPP2dI-Mfj4jLYBecw_aem__7hUFLg35ygwuZipXbL1Vg#goog_rewarded|title=Effetto M4: la metro di Milano entra nella top europea|access-date=12 October 2024|language=it}}</ref> The network consists of five lines (two of which driverless) with a total network length of {{convert|111.8|km|mi}}, and a total of [[List of Milan Metro stations|125 stations]], mostly underground. The first line, [[Milan Metro Line 1|Line 1]], opened in 1964;<ref>Milan Opens Its First Metro ''[[International Railway Journal]]'' February 1965 page 22</ref><ref name="ATM-history">{{cite web |url=http://www.atm.it/en/IlGruppo/LaStoria/Pages/ChiEravamo.aspx |title=ATM's History |publisher=ATM |access-date=9 November 2013 |archive-date=2 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202141610/http://www.atm.it/en/IlGruppo/LaStoria/Pages/ChiEravamo.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Milan Metro Line 2|Line 2]] opened 5 years later in 1969,<ref name="ATM-history" /> [[Milan Metro Line 3|Line 3]] in 1990,<ref name="ATM-history" /> [[Milan Metro Line 5|Line 5]] (driverless) in 2013,<ref name="ATM-history-it">{{cite web |url=http://www.atm.it/it/IlGruppo/LaStoria/Pagine/ChiEravamo.aspx |title=La storia |publisher=ATM |language=it |trans-title=The history |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref> and [[Milan Metro Line 4|Line 4]] (driverless) in 2022. The [[Naples Metro]] is a rapid transit system serving the city of [[Naples]], [[Campania]], [[Italy]] and some parts of the adjacent ''[[Comune|comuni]]'' of its [[Naples metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] through [[Naples–Aversa railway|Line 11]]. The system comprises three underground rapid transit lines ([[Line 1 (Naples Metro)|Line 1]], [[Line 6 (Naples Metro)|Line 6]] and [[Line 11 (Naples Metro)|Line 11]]). It is the third largest underground network in Italy, behind Milan and Rome. The [[Art Stations of the Naples Metro]] consist of 12 stations along Line 1 and Line 6 of the Naples Metro with art installations. In total, there are more than 250 works of art.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metro Art Napoli |url=https://metroart.anm.it/en/ |website=Metro Art Napoli}}</ref> On 30 November 2012, the [[Toledo (Naples Metro)|Toledo station]] was elected by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' as the most beautiful subway station in Europe and the world,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=4 February 2016 |title=The most impressive underground railway stations in Europe |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/rail-journeys/The-most-impressive-underground-railway-stations-in-Europe/ |access-date=25 August 2016 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |issn=0307-1235}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Tortora |first=Francesco |date=30 November 2012 |title=La stazione del metrò più bella d'Europa si trova a Napoli |url=https://www.corriere.it/cronache/12_novembre_30/stazioni-metropolitana-belle-materdei-napoli-metro_7204d56c-3afb-11e2-b4fa-74f27e512bd0.shtml |access-date=16 January 2013 |website=[[Corriere della Sera]] |language=it |quote=Il sito del Daily Telegraph di Londra dedica un reportage fotografico alle stazioni della metro più affascinanti d'Europa. Tra le ventidue segnalate, la palma della più bella è assegnata alla fermata Toledo di Napoli, inaugurata lo scorso 12 aprile. |trans-quote=The website of [[The Daily Telegraph]] in London features a photographic report on the most captivating metro stations in Europe. Among the twenty-two highlighted, the title of the most beautiful is awarded to the Toledo station in Naples, inaugurated on April 12.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=Europe's Most Beautiful Metro Art Installation Is 130 Feet Underground; All About Toledo Art Station In Naples |url=https://curlytales.com/europes-most-beautiful-metro-art-installation-is-130-feet-underground-all-about-toledo-art-station-in-naples/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Curly Tales |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Europe's Most Beautiful Metro Station |url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/toledo-art-metro-station-underground |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> a recognition echoed by [[CNN]]’s rankings;<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2014-02-17 |title=Le stazioni del metrò più imponenti d’Europa, Napoli in testa |url=https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2014/02/17/foto/le_stazioni_metropolitane_pi_imponenti_deuropa_per_la_cnn_toledo_sempre_prima-78844123/1/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> while the Materdei station resulted at 13th place.<ref>[http://www.corriere.it/gallery/cronache/11-2012/metro/1/stazioni-metro-piu-belle-d-europa_fb1e925c-3afb-11e2-b4fa-74f27e512bd0.shtml#1 Le stazioni della metro più belle d'Europa - Il Daily Telegraph premia Napoli con le fermate Toledo e Materdei. Accessed on November 30, 2012]</ref> Seven Italian cities have [[Metro (rapid transit)|metro]] systems: {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! City !! Name !! Lines !! Length !! Stations !! Opening |- | [[Brescia]] || [[Brescia Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|13.7|km|abbr=on}} || 17 ||2013 |- | [[Catania]] || [[Catania Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|8.8|km|abbr=on}} || 10 ||1999 |- | [[Genoa]] || [[Genoa Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|7.1|km|abbr=on}} || 8 ||1990 |- | [[Milan]] || [[Milan Metro]] || 5 || {{convert|112|km|abbr=on}} || 119 || 1964 |- | [[Naples]] || [[Naples Metro]] || 3 || {{convert|36.4|km|abbr=on}} || 31 || 1993 |- | [[Rome]] || [[Rome Metro]] || 3 || {{convert|60|km|abbr=on}} || 75 || 1955 |- | [[Turin]] || [[Turin Metro]] || 1 || {{convert|15.1|km|abbr=on}} || 23 ||2006 |}
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)